I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
even though; despite; when
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to continue (going along some trend)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
outside world; physical world
thought; consideration; thinking
preference; priority; precedence
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them